Cases

Canada’s World was a three-year citizens’ dialogue focused on advancing a new vision for Canadian international policy. The initiative aimed to advance democratic development and to inspire citizens to formulate and advance their own future-oriented vision for Canadian international policy.

Northumberland Hills Hospital's collaborative budget strategy was a process in which a representative sample of 24 citizens -- participants in a citizens' reference panel -- provided the hospital's board with input regarding how the hospital's services should be prioritized, for purposes of reducing the hospital's budget. In this process the...

Montreal's Right of Initiative to Public Consultation was invoked by when a petition demanding audience with municipal officials on the state of urban agriculture received 29,000 signatures. There were no immediate outcomes.